KAILASH MAANSAROVAR SCHOOL (CBSE-SENIOR SECONDARY)
“There is a Genius in Every Child Waiting to be born”
Kumaragiri Byepass, Near Udayapatti Powerhouse, Salem 636014.
Summative Assessment II (Model Question Paper)
Class : VII Std
Subject : English
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Marks : 90
Time : 3 hrs
Section A (Reading – 15 marks)
Read the passage given below:
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Hibernation is one of the main adaptation that allows certain northern animals to survive long, cold
winters. Hibernation is like a very deep sleep that allows animals to save their energy when there
is little or no food available. The body functions of ‘true hibernators go through several changes
while they are in hibernation.
Body temperature drops and the heart rate slows down. For example a hibernating woodchuck’s
body temperature drops by more than 30 degree Celsius and its heart rate slows from 80 to 4 beats
per minute! Other true hibernators include the jumping mouse, little brown bat, eastern chipmunk
and several ground squirrels. Other animals, such as the skunk and raccoon, are not considered
true hibernators, as they wake up in the winter to feed and their body functions do not change as
much.
Since they only sleep for a little bit at a time, the term dormancy or ‘light sleeping’ is used to
describe their behavior.
The largest animals to hibernate are bears. Their heart rate may slow down from a usual 40-50
beats per minute to 8-12 beats per minute, but their body temperature changes very little, so they
are able to wake up quickly.
Hibernating animals have a special substance in the blood called hibernation inducement trigger,
or HIT. This substance becomes active in the fall, when the days become cooler and shorter.
When HIT becomes active, the animals start preparing for winter.
Some animals store food so that they can eat when they wake up and some animals eat a lot in late
summer and fail to add excess fat to their bodies.
This fat keeps them warmer and acts as a source of energy while they are sleeping. Some animals
also make changes to the places where they will sleep. They add leaves and grasses to keep
themselves warm.
Answer the following questions:
Why do animals hibernate?
Why are skunks and raccoons not considered as true hibernators?
Why are bears able to wake up quickly?
Why do animals eat a lot before hibernating?
When do animals start preparing for hibernation?
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Someone dropped a burning match
Unheeded by the way:
It caught on fire some underbrush:
Its user did not stay.
From grass to bush, from bush to tree,
So stealthily it ran,
That no one ever guessed or knew
Just where that fire began.
Someone built a campfire
And failed to put it out.
A breeze came and quickened;
The embers spread about;
And soon the woods were blazing;
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The fire spread and spread;
The trees that took long years to grow
Stand blackened now and dead.
Someone saw a little fire
As he was passing by.
He did not stop to put it out;
He did not even try.
On the basis of the poem you read, choose the appropriate option:
Someone dropped a burning match ______________________.
(a) On the roof
(b) In the room
(c) In the park
(d) On the way
The burning match caused fire to _________________________.
(a) The standing crops
(b) The underbrush
(c) A pile of hay
(d) A pile of cotton
The fire spread from ________________________.
(a) Grass to bush
(b) Bush to trees
(c) Hut to hut
(d) Factory to factory
Someone failed to put out the ______________________.
(a) Kitchen fire
(b) Bonfire
(c) Campfire
(d) None of the above
The burnt trees stood __________________________.
(a) Shapelessly
(b) Blackened
(c) Dead
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Section B (Writing – 18 marks)
You are Kamal Kant. You live in GaribBasti, a slum colony. There is no provision of clean
water, proper lighting, schooling or a dispensary in your colony. Your colony is a little hell
on earth. Write a letter to the Health Officer of your area requesting him / her to improve
your conditions.(5)
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You are Akhil / Anjana, a resident of Jhilmil Colony, Delhi. Recently your city has
experienced torrential rains. Your house, like those of many other in the low-lying areas
near the Yamuna, was inundated by the Yamuna waters. You had to experience a lot of
difficulty. There was huge loss of life and property. You decide to record your plight. Write
a diary entry in about 50 words describing the plight of flood-hit people.
(4)
Given below is the beginning of a story. Complete it in about 150 words
(5)
Ravi was travelling by train. Suddenly, the train stopped and some strange-looking men entered
the compartment and ……..
The following is a telephonic conversation between Mr. Sharma and Mr. Gupta. As Mr.
Gupta has to leave for a meeting, he leaves a message for Mr. Dhingra. Write the message in
about 50 words.
(4)
Mr. Sharma
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Can I speak to Mr. Dhingra?
Mr. Gupta
:
He is not in the office yet. Can I help you?
Mr. Sharma
Mr. Gupta
Mr. Sharma
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I am Mr. Sharma. All the books supplied by your publication house were
delivered. Unfortunately, a few of them were defective. Please ask him if they
will be replaced. Also, tell him that I’ll make the payment tomorrow.
:
I will inform him when he comes back and ask him to get back to you.
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Thank you.
Section C (Literature – 35 Marks)
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
(2x3=6)
Once there was a talking fan –
Electrical his chatter.
I couldn’t quite hear what he said
And I hope it doesn’t matter
Because one day somebody oiled
His little whirling motor
And all the mystery was spoiled –
He ran as still as water.
(a)
In which language did the fan speak?
(b) By whom was the language of the fan not understood?
(c)
When was the mystery of the fan spoiled?
2.
Parsis founded the first Indian Cricket Club, the Oriental Cricket Club, in Bombay in 1848. Parsi
clubs were funded and sponsored by Parsi businessmen like the Tatas and the Wadias.
(a)
Who founded the first Indian Cricket Club?
(b) Where did Indian Cricket originate?
(c)
Where was the first Indian Cricket Club founded?
VIII. Who said to whom:
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“Friends with a crook! Ha! You’re crazy, Seven. The cops will take you to jail with him. Do you
want that to happen, you idiot?”
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“All over the world, Charlie, I tracked down very old and ancient animals and took an important
little bit of something from each one of them.”
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“Now we’ll try Plan C. Easy as winking to a climber like me!”
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“Don’t you trouble about it anymore; you will make yourself tired. Let us put it back and get off.”
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“Did you get a chance to peek into the trunk, Seven?”
IX.
Answer any five of the following questions in about 30 – 40 words:
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How did Maya spend her holiday?
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Why does Mr. Wonka collect items from the oldest things?
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What were early man’s impressions of fire?
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Why is it necessary to walk softly through the meadow?
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Did the front wheel really wobble? What is your opinion? Give a reason for your answer.
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What did the mother tell the poet about that snake from which he had run? What will the poet now
do when he happens to see the snake again?
X.
Answer any one of the following questions in a paragraph.
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Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
2.
Explain how cricket changed with changing times and yet remained unchanged in some ways.
XI.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 120 – 150 words.
(1x10=10)
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The bear grew up but “he was a most amiable bear”. Give three examples to prove this.
2.
Why did Mr. Purcell’s strange customer spend all his money on doves which he let go?
Section D (Grammar – 20 marks)
XII. Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete the following
paragraph.
(4 marks)
Issac Newton was born (a) ________________ Woolsthorpe in Lincolnshire on Christmas Day in
1642. He was named (b) ________________ his father who (c) _______________ a few months
before Issac was born.
(a) (i) in
(ii) on
(iii) at
(iv) by
(b) (i) by
(ii) with
(iii) behind
(iv) after
(c) (i) had died (ii) died
(iii) dead
(iv) was dead
XIII. Look at the following words and phrases. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences.(4
marks)
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she / turn up / didn’t / but / waited / an hour / for / we
invited / a / tea party / I / my friends / relatives / and / to
know / do / what / is / today’s / date / you?
is / this / something / the / eldest women / in / your / village / about / talk
Insert the correct form of the verb given in the brackets (Simple Present tense) (4 marks)
Madhuri ______________ a song. (sing)
The sun ________________ brightly at noon. (shine)
Nobody _______________ a luckless fellow. (help)
When do you ______________ to bed? (go)
Fill in the blanks with May or Might.
(4 marks)
________________ we stay here until tomorrow?
You ought to buy the flat by the sea; prices _______________ go up soon.
If you are late, you ________________ not be able to get the best seats.
We eat so that we _______________ live.
Fill in the blanks by adding –ly to the words in the brackets
(4 marks)
She _______________ ignored me. (simple)
I __________________ refuse to attend any more faculty meetings. (absolute)
They ____________________ endorsed the new restaurant. (hearty)
His mother __________________ disapproved his actions. (mild)
Handwriting
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Name :
CLASS : VII -
TOTAL MARKS: 60
TIMINGS: 2 HRS
I.
Choose the correct answer and write it :(10 X 1 = 10 Marks)
1. ______________ is a collection of interconnected web pages (WWW
/Language).
2. Commands in the HTML are known as _________(tags/ codes).
3. ______________ tag breaks the text and shifts it to the next line.(BR/ Font>
4. __________________ is not an attribute of the <HR> tag.( Align/Thickness)
5. ______________ is an example of search engine.( Google/ Amazon).
6. A search engine makes use of a software called ___________ to search for
keywords and the address of the webpage.(Spider/Web Crawler).
7. The various tools that let us to draw,paint,select and modify graphics on the stage
is _________________ (Tools Panel/ Stage)
8. __________________ tool is used to draw polygons and stars.(Polystar/
Rectangle)
9. Creating an _______________ is the most interesting and exciting aspect of
flash.(Animation/ Movie)
10. To hide a layer, we need to click on ___________ to the right of the layer name.
( Eye Column/Layers)
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Fill in the blanks:(5 X 1 = 5 Marks)
1. ___________________ is the tag that does not require a closing tag.
2. _________________ tag breaks the text and shifts it to the next line.
3. BCC stands for ________________.
4. ________________ is the software used to create animated movies and games.
5. The basic unit where we can define the behavior or the change in the object I properties
is _______________
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Match the following :1. WYSIWYG
(5 X 1 = 5 Marks)
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Sequencing and Timings.
2. HR
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Waste Reduction.
3. Symbol
-- Container Tag
4. Timeline
-- Graphical Object
5. Email
-- HTML Editor
Write True or False :-
(5 X 1 = 5 Marks)
1. An attribute is a special keyboard used inside the tag to specify additional
information about the tag.-2. <BODY> tag is a container tag.-3. An unsolicited email send to numerous people is known as spam mail.-4. Color Area contains modifiers for setting the Stroke color and the fill color of the
objects.-5. Motion Tweening is one of the tweened animation type.-V.
Answer the following in one or two sentences :1. What is a container tag?
(10 X 2 = 20 Marks)
2. Write the steps to save the files in the HTML.
3. What are the functions of <BR> and <P> tag?
4. What is the use of bgcolor in body tag?
5. What are the different levels of heading tags?
6. What are emotions?
7. What are social networking sites?
8. What is E-Commerce?
9. What are the elements of the Flash Interface?
10. What is the use of the tool panel?
11. What are the two types of animations used in flash?
12. What is motion guide?
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Answer in Brief:- ( 3 out of 4)
1. What are the two types of editors in HTML. Explain.
(3 X 5 = 15 Marks)
2. Write any five commonly used tags in HTML and explain its functions.
3. Answer all the questions:a) What is an email?
b) What is a search engine?
c) What is video conferencing
d) What is a blog?
4. What is masking? Explain with an example to reveal the text on the stage through
masking.